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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Passacaglia"”.
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A comparison of passacaglias in piano trios by Ravel and Shostakovich from a historical and theoretical perspective
… a historical and theoretical perspective of the passacaglia from the Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 67, written by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), and the passacaglia from the Piano Trio in A Minor, written by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937).Before the history and theory discussion of these two movements …
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Doctoral thesis recital (lecture) conducting
Passacaglia and thema fugatum in C minor, BWV 582 / Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed for winds by Leopold Stokowski. A modern edition for wind ensemble by Marc Sosnowchik.
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Dance Music for Orchestra
… a waltz that is carried along by a persistent Passacaglia bass-ostinato. While there are identifiable traces to Dvořák’s music, the whimsical, zany opening material is what perseveres through the entirety of the piece and links the three dances together.
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Organ compositions for pedals alone
… fugue, fantasy, sonatina, rondo, dance forms, passacaglia, free form, and other designs.Alkan has the earliest complete work for pedals alone which is readily available.
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Terezin variations : codes, messages, and the summer of 1944
… and the reconfiguring of the Baroque passacaglia form for his evocations of façade, incongruity, fear, and death. Gideon Klein adapted a Classical Theme and Variations model to embed quotations revealing the dark aspects of the camp that the Nazis were trying to conceal, and Viktor …
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How Do You Sift Through Time? Concerto for Horn, Winds, and Percussion
… opening horn call as a ground bass over which a passacaglia-like mechanical ballet unfolds. The movement concludes with a short chorale built on the same ground bass.The third movement, "Alone?," concerns more introspective questions of time. Rather than than portray this with a purely solo …
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A Survey of the Unaccompanied Violin Repertoire, Centering on Works by J. S. Bach and Eugene Ysaÿe
… University of Maryland, College Park, included Passacaglia in G Minor (1676) by Heinrich Biber; Partita No. 3 in E Major (1720) by J.S. Bach; and Sonata no. 2, op. 27 (1923) by Eugene Ysaÿe. The second recital, performed on May 11, 2003 in the Main Chapel of the Memorial Chapel at the University …
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Job for Organ: Programmatic Implications Drawn From Petr Eben's Musical Language
… of Job. Associative themes include the canon, passacaglia, and numerous motives, textures, and melodies, all crafted to symbolize portions of the narrative as it unfolds. I demonstrate Eben's use of dramatic musical contrasts to convey a musical program, including the juxtaposition of tonal and …
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Figures of <i>Musica Poetica</i> in the <i>Passacaglias</i> of Dieterich Buxtehude and J.S Bach
… This document will examine these issues in the Passacaglias of Dieterich Buxtehude and J. S. Bach. An understanding of the figures of <i>Musica Poetica</i> and affections will help illustrate similarities and differences between these pieces within their musical styles. The overall goal of this …